Railway-tie and rail-fastening.



W. R. GORRELL. RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18.1909

Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

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APPLICATION FILED OUT. 18. 1908.

Patented Feb. 8,1910.

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tlhl @AES "WILLIAM R. GQRRELL, OF HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0 HUBERT G. REYNOLDS AND ONE-THIRD TO A. FREEBORN'BROWN, JR, BOTH OF HAVRE in: Genoa, MARYLAND.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 19th.

Application filed October 18, 1909. Serial No. 5$3,$?.39.

To all whom :it may concern: Be it known that I, VVILLIAM R. GORRELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at l-lavre de Grace, "in the county of Harford and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Rail-Fastenings; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the inventiom such as rial instead of wood, and second, a tie in which provision 1S made for adjusting the rail fasteningmeans so that wear upon the rails may be taken up or compensated for.

' lVith the foregoing and other objects in view. the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a railway tie and rail fastening means embodying my improvements; Fig. 2- is a longitudinal section on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line t-l of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section on line 5 5 of 4; Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the tie plate; Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of one of the rail. fastening members showing the two sections thereof in juxtaposition; and Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of one of the adjustable spike retaini ng bars.

In the embodiment illustrated, 1 indicatesthe tie, which is formed of concrete or other plastic material remforcedby the reinforcing tubes 2, av pair of which is arranged at each side of the tie and extend throughout the entire length thereof.

3 Indicates the railswhich are of the ordinary construction, 4 the tie plates in which the rails seat or fit, 5 the rail fastening memhers, which are arranged in the material forming the tie at opposite ends of the tie, amt 6 the fastening spikes which engage the rail bass in the usual manner. Each of the rail fastening members consists of a pair of corresponding sections 7 .and 8, respectively, each comprising rectangular offset portions 9 and 10. Each of said sections is also provided with a laterally extending flange 11 provided with a central tube engaging extension 12, the edges of which are recessed as at 13 to receive the reinforcing tubes and the outer ends ofwhic are recessed as at 14. to provide for a better engagement with the concrete or other material forming the tie. The ofiset portions of the sections 7 and 8 are provided in their inner or meeting faces with longitudinal grooves'lti, the side walls of which are corrugated. Spike retaining bars or menubersl? having corrugated side edgeslS to. fit

the corrugated side walls of the recesses are arranged in the recessed portions of the rail fastening sections. The rail retaining bars are provided near their upper ends and at opposite faces with the offset portions or ex tensions 19 which fit in transverse recesses 20 formed in the inner walls of the recesses 15, the spike retaining bars being of approximately half the width of the grooves 15 and adapted to be moved to either side thereof, the reason for which will hereinafter appear. p

In practice, the s ikes are driven into the recessed portions 0' the opposed sections of the rail fastening members between the spike retaining bars and the side walls of the grooves andin so driving the spikes in position they are necessarily bent to fit the cor rugations of the spike retaining bars and the side walls of the grooves, and consequentlyare securely locked or retained in position. When it is desired to adjust the rails inwardly to take up or compensate for any wear upon the rail heads or treads, the spikes are removed which causes them to again straighten out and the rail retaining bars move inwardly to the opposite sides of able form, preferably comprise body por tions 22 provided at posite ends with the enlargements 23, whici are suitably a ertured to receive the reinforcing tube. V ien the concrete ties are used in place ofwooden ties which are removed, the same s ikes which were used tosecure the wooden ties in position may be used in. connection with the concrete tie. I

From theforegoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood Without requiring a more extend'ed explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in the appended F claims.

' vided with longitudinal spike receiving rooves having sinuous'side Walls, and adustable spllre engaging members having slnuousside edges arranged in said grooves.

- 3. In combination, a plastic tie, reinforcing tubes extending therethrough, rail fastening n eans at the end of the tie having longitudinal grooves with sinuous side walls fastening members.

and lateral tube engaging portions, adjust-- able s ike engaging members having smuous si e edges'to fit either of the side walls of said grooves in the rail fastening members, and spikes passin into the grooves of the rail fastening mem ers.

4. I1fcombination, a plastic tie and rail fastening members at the ends thereof, each of said members consisting of a pair of cor: responding sections having offset port ons provldedsin their inner faces with longitudinal spike receiving grooves having sinuous side walls, and splke en agin members of less width than that -o sai grooves-arranged forlateral adjustment therein and having sinuous side edges to fit the walls thereof, the spike engaging members being of less width than the grooves 111 the rail fastenmg members to provide spaces between the spike engaging-members and certain of the side walls of the grooves in the rail fastening members for'thereception of the spikes.

5. In combination, a tie,'reinforcing extending therethrough, rail fastening means atthe ends of the tie having longitudinal spike-engaging members having sinuous side edges to fit either of the side walls of said grooves in the rail fastening members and spikes passing into the grooves of the rail In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

I p .WILLIAM R. GORRELL. Witnesses WILLIAM J. Frsrrnu,

I. ATKINSON.

tubes grooves with sinuous side Walls, adjustable 

